Floor lamp



July 2, 1929. QMJONEg 1,119.013

FLOOR LAMP Filed Jan. 31, 1928 Patented July 2, 1929.

UNITED STATES cnnor. M. Jones, or COLFAX, wasnrne'ron.

FLOOR LAMP.

Application filed January 31, 1928. Serial No. 250,875.

This invention relates to floor lamps and has for its object the provision of-a highly ornamental lamp in whichthe lighting elements will be readily accessible when cleaning or renewing of the same is desirable. The invention seeks to provide a lamp which is adapted for the use ofelectric bulbs and in which the wires conveying current to the bulbs will be effectually hidden by the structure of the lamp. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the drawing:

1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the portion of the lamp in which the light-- ing elements are housed, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section of a portion of the support for the lighting ele ments or bulbs.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a hollow standard 1 rising from a base 2 of substantial weight and area so that the lamp will not be tipped over easily. The standard is preferably constructed in two sections united by a threaded joint, as indicated at 3, the meeting ends of the sections being somewhat enlarged so as to add to the ornamental appearance of the standard. At the upper end of the standard is secured or formed an arm 4 of ogee form having one end defining a nearly complete circle, as shown at 5, and terminating in diverging branches 6 which may be given any ornamental configuration. At the junction of the standard with the cross arm, there is provided a cap 7 consistingof a plurality of downwardly spreading fingers or points which will add to the attractiveness of the device and also cover the connection between the standard and the arm. The end of the longer branch of the arm 4 is turned downwardly, as shown at 8, and carries a cap 9 to which is secured a frame consisting of a plurality of wires or light rods 10 which radiate from the cap and then extend vertically downward defining a substantially cylindrical frame having a rim 11 at its lower end which imparts rigidity to the frame and maintains the circular spaced form and arrangement of the wires. The upper extremities of the wires may be welded or otherwise firmly united to an inner cap member 12 and over the frame is a cover 13 of textile fabric, prefa floor lamp erably silk, so that the desirable ornamental appearance of the lamp will be maintained and enhanced. The cover, as indicated in Fig. 2, is provided with: a central opening and is fitted between the cap members 9 and 12 to be clamped thereby, and a tubular hangar 14 is threaded into the lower end of the tube 8 to depend therefrom and by its threaded engagement therewith firmly secure the cap members against thecentral portion of the cover to clamp the latter in place. To the lower end of the hanger 1a is secured or integrally united a hollow ring 15 which serves as a perch for a lamp socket 16 and also as a holder and support for the wires, indicated at 17, conveying current to the lamp 18 which is fitted in the socket 16 and to a cluster of lamps which is arranged below theperch and within the circle defined by the rim 11. A cluster of lamps is shown at 19 and includesa central body 20 from which socket arms 21 radiate, each socket being adapted to receive a lamp, as will be understood. The body 20 is, of course, hollow and is connected wit-h the perch or ring 15 by a hollow hanger 22 depending from the perch in axial alinement with the upper hanger tube 14, as clearly shown. Pull cords 23 are connected into the several sockets 21 and depend therefrom below the rim to such extent as may be necessary to permit them to be easily reached by the user of the lamp, and these cords are preferably equipped with tassels 2 1 at their lower ends so as to impart additional ornamental attractiveness to the device.

Carried by the perch 15 and fitted thereto around the lamp socket 16 is a hollow body which may be given any desired form and is illustrated as imitating a parrot, such formation lending itself to the employment of varied colors in keeping with the cover 13. As shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, this casing is constructed in two sections, the lower section 25 being fixed to the perch and the upper section 26 being connected with the lower section by a threaded joint 27 whereby the upper section may be easily removed from the lower section when the necessity arises, as when a lamp has been burned out. A pull cord, indicated at 28, is connected into the socket 16 so as to provide a convenient means for lighting or extinguishing the lamp and this cord may depend past the cluster of lamps previously mentioned. The conductors by which current is carried to the several lamps are housed within the arm 4 and the standard 1' and may becarried under the base to be fitted into the house lights ing circuit in a well-known manner. I

An opaque partition 29 is carried by th upper edge of the rim 11 and extends over.

made from silk or other fabric which will not unduly obstruct the' passage of light rays, and thef rim may be of ornamented parchment or of other material and covered with silk, and it may be lined with silk if desired. The rimwill be of sufficient vertical-extent to entirely hide the bulbs 19 from direct observation while the wires 10 which carry the rim'will be spaced apart sufficiently and will be of sufficiently small diameter to afford a viewof the bird or other ornamental body which maybe carried by r 30 the ring or perch 15.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A floor lamp comprising a support, a housing suspended from the support and including an annular rim at its lower end, a

tubular hanger secured to the support and depending within the housing, a tubular ring carried by the lower end of said hanger, a tube depending from said ring in axial alinement with the hanger, a cluster of lighting elements carried by the lower end of said tube, a lighting element mounted on the ring, and an ornamental casing carried by the ring around said lighting element.

2. A floorlamp comprising a support including a depending tubular ternnnal. and a cap carried by the terminal, a second cap fitting within the first-mentioned cap, a. pinrality of spaced rods arranged in cylindrical formation and having their upper ends secured to said second cap, an ornamlcntal cover over the upper ends of therods secured by and between said caps a hanger depending from the support concentric with the cylindrical formation of rods and securing the caps to the support, and a lighting element mounted upon sa d hunger. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CAROL M. JONES. [1,. 5.] 

